A collection of 18 black and white and 2 color slides depicting the family of Harry (Herzl/Herschel) Blas (Blass) and Erika Blas (née Stockfleth). Includes a short personal narrative by Harry Blas chronicling his young adulthood under German occupation in Lodz, Poland; his imprisonment in Auschwitz and eventual liberation; his search for missing family members in Europe after the war; his marriage to Erika in 1951 and their immigration to the United States in 1952. Also includes a brief handwritten genealogy of Erika Blas. The first photographic image (1910), depicts the grandparents of Harry Blas. The second photograph (1917?), shows the immediate family of Harry Blas. The third photograph (1929) depicts the immediate family of Erika Stockfleth (Blas). The fourth and fifth photographs (1931) are of Erika, her sister and great grandmother. Photograph number six (1917) is a picture of Erika's mother from an identification photo. The seventh photograph (1946) depicts Harry and his brother(?). Photograph number eight (n.d.) is a picture of Harry alone. The ninth photograph (1951) depicts Harry and Erika with friends at their prenuptial party. The tenth photograph is a wedding picture of Harry and Erika (1951). The eleventh photograph is a photo of Harry and Erika's newborn, Susan (1961). The twelfth photograph (ca. 1980), shows Harry with his daughter and brother. The remaining eight photographs are not definitively identified. The first four text images are Harry Blas's personal narrative. The fifth text image is Erika Blas's handwritten genealogy.
